I do believe the horror stories about LRGH. But I have a little different take on it.
We have been going to LR for the past 16 years for minor procedures, mid level auto accident, diagnostic testing. I can’t speak to overall care but the staff that we encountered were competent,compassionate, and clearly explained the situations. Last year I accompanied a neighbor to the ER as her husband had suffered a life altering emergency. The ER doc explained the situation accurately and with much compassion.
I am a retired physician who has been associated with the NIH and teaching medical institutions usually ranked 1 or 2 in the country.
Would LRGH be my first choice for a serious illness...no. But caring, compassion and general competence counts and LRGH would be a loss to the community.
I do not know about the financial situation or the general hospital administration and therein may have been the problem.
My patients would frequently ask...which is the best hospital? The answer would be “depends.” If I needed my appendix out, I would go to the most convenient local hospital. If I had a rare serious condition I would go to the institution that frequently dealt with it. Patients also wanted me to treat them like Family. My Family would not agree with that idea.
